George Amponsah

Director

Credits

FEATURE FILM

Date: 2015

Production (role):

The Hard Stop (Writer / Director)

Company:

GA Films

Project details:

BAFTA Nominee: Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Unpeels the true story behind the UK riots of 2011 following the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot
and killed whilst being arrested in a ‘hard stop’ procedure by armed police. This incident ignited a riot that escalated into a week of the worst civil unrest in recent British history.

Date: 2011

Production (role):

Disapora Calling (Director)

Company:

Lady G Productions

Date: 2007

Production (role):

Fighting Spirit (Director)

Company:

Guardian Films

Project details:

A feature documentary which tells the story of three young boxers – two men and a woman – who fight their way out of an impoverished shantytown in Ghana to the boxing arenas of Britain and America for the biggest prizes in the business.

Date: 2004

Production (role):

The Importance of Being Elegant

Company:

October Films / BBC

Project details:

About a bizarre cult of fashion lead by the flamboyant Congolese singer Papa Wemba. The feature doc was produced and directed by George with Cosima Spender and aired on BBC2 as a flagship instalment of the channel’s Storyville strand. THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
ELEGANT received widespread critical acclaim, was short listed for 2005’s Grierson Award, and won Best Documentary at The Zanzibar and FESPACO Film Festivals.

TELEVISION

Date: 2018

Production (role):

Dope (Director)

Company:

Netflix

Project details:

Episode 3 "I'm Gonna Get Me That White People Money"

Credits

Project details: BAFTA Nominee: Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Unpeels the true story behind the UK riots of 2011 following the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot
and killed whilst being arrested in a ‘hard stop’ procedure by armed police. This incident ignited a riot that escalated into a week of the worst civil unrest in recent British history.

Date: 2011

Production (role): Disapora Calling (Director)

Company: Lady G Productions

Project details:

Date: 2007

Production (role): Fighting Spirit (Director)

Company: Guardian Films

Project details: A feature documentary which tells the story of three young boxers – two men and a woman – who fight their way out of an impoverished shantytown in Ghana to the boxing arenas of Britain and America for the biggest prizes in the business.

Date: 2004

Production (role): The Importance of Being Elegant

Company: October Films / BBC

Project details: About a bizarre cult of fashion lead by the flamboyant Congolese singer Papa Wemba. The feature doc was produced and directed by George with Cosima Spender and aired on BBC2 as a flagship instalment of the channel’s Storyville strand. THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
ELEGANT received widespread critical acclaim, was short listed for 2005’s Grierson Award, and won Best Documentary at The Zanzibar and FESPACO Film Festivals.